BY BILL GALVIN For the first time in 13 years, the Army issued new conscientious objector (CO) regulations (AR 60043) on May...
Volume 30
‘On Watch: Critical Perspectives in Military Law’ Volume 30, 2019
Military Patients’ Privacy Rights
BY KATHLEEN GILBERD Privacy and confidentiality of military medical records and information have long been of concern to...
When Reservists Live Distant from their Unit
Regulations defining reasonable commuting distance for reservists have changed. BY BILL GALVIN The Spring 2019 issue of On...
Policy Guidance for Discharge Review Boards and Boards for Correction
BY KATHLEEN GILBERD Recent memoranda from the Department of Defense have provided helpful guidance to the services’ review...
Opinion: President Trump and Military Accountablity
BY DAVID GESPASS Donald Trump has put the issue of battlefield criminal behavior squarely before the world with his pardons of...
Free Resources on Military Law
Thanks to Global Military Justice Reform for information about the following books: The Military Commander and the Law (2019)...
NLG 2019 Convention Report
BY JEFF LAKE The 82nd National Lawyers Guild Convention met in Durham, North Carolina on October 16-20, 2019. The Military Law...
Waging Peace in Vietnam: U.S. Soldiers and Veterans Who Opposed the War
Book Review By Matthew Rinaldi Waging Peace in Vietnam: U.S. Soldiers and Veterans Who Opposed the War Ron Carver, David...
2019 UCMJ Changes– a Summary
BY JAMES M. BRANUM In this article, I will be providing a short summary of what I think are the most important changes of the...
Military Patients Rights
BY KATHLEEN GILBERD Counselors and attorneys hear many accounts about denial of military medical care and inadequate...
Transgender Ban Update, Fall 2019
BY JEFF LAKE Since the last issue of On Watch, several developments have occurred regarding the President’s attempt to ban...
The Debacle in Vietnam Informs Today’s Costly Militarism – Book Review
BY CHRIS FORD “Vietnam! The word carries a dark, heavy stigma,” intones author John Ketwig, whose information-packed volume,...
On Watch 30.3 Fall 2019
2019 UCMJ Changes - A Summary Military Patients' Rights Transgender Ban Update The Debacle in Vietnam Informs Today's Costly...
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